Planning Consultancy Overview

Pascoe Planning Solutions is a town planning consultancy operating from Camden and Mittagong in New South Wales. The practice provides development and strategic planning services to private clients and government organisations across southern Sydney and the Southern Highlands. The firm specialises in local government consultation and maintains particular expertise in the Camden, Wollondilly, Wingecarribee and Bega Valley council areas.

Development Planning Services

The practice prepares development applications and environmental assessments under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. The firm handles local development projects, exempt and complying development pathways, and change of use applications. Pre-development application meetings with councils form part of the service offering, along with project management through the assessment process.

• Statements of Environmental Effects for Part 4 development applications
• Environmental Impact Statements for State Significant Development
• Review of Environmental Factors for activities under Part 5 of the EPA Act
• Resolution of unauthorised development matters

Strategic Planning and Policy Work

The firm prepares planning proposals for rezoning applications under section 3.33 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. The practice works on local environmental plan preparation and review, development control plan drafting, and planning policy development for councils. Masterplan preparation and integrated strategic planning form additional service areas.

• Planning proposals and Gateway determination processes
• Local environmental plan amendments and reviews
• Development control plan preparation and updates
• Strategic planning policy development

Experience and Client Base

The practice operates with over four decades of combined experience in New South Wales planning systems. The firm serves both private developers and government organisations, with recognised expertise in local government consultation processes. The team provides property planning advice including pre-purchase assessments and development feasibility studies.

• Government organisation clients across multiple council areas
• Private development clients in residential and commercial sectors
• Property advisory services including pre-purchase planning reports
• Advocacy services through submissions and objection letters

Service Coverage Areas

The practice covers the Camden, Wollondilly, Wingecarribee and Bega Valley local government areas as core service regions. The firm maintains offices in both Camden and Mittagong to service the southern Sydney and Southern Highlands markets. Additional project work extends across New South Wales depending on client requirements and project scope.